2002 Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire

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2002 International Trade Center Fire

Local firefighters dealing with the fire
Native name	Vụ cháy Trung tâm Thương mại Quốc tế 2002
Date	29 October 2002 (2002-10-29)
Time	c. 13:30 (UTC+07:00)
Venue	International Trade Center
Location	101 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa st., Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Coordinates	10°46′26″N 106°41′59″E / 10.77389°N 106.69972°E / 10.77389; 106.69972
Type	Conflagration
Cause	Weld spatter
Deaths	60
Non-fatal injuries	90

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On 29 October 2002, a fire occurred in the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The six-story building was occupied by a department store, a disco and offices of several foreign companies.^[1] The fire killed 60 people and injured 90 others, making it one of the deadliest peacetime disasters in Vietnam.^[2]